Americas

CIMMYT has several offices in the Americas, including global headquarters in Mexico and a regional office in Colombia. Activities are supported by an additional 140 hectares of stations in diverse agro-ecological zones of Mexico. CIMMYT’s genebank in Mexico stores 27,000 maize and 170,000 wheat seed collections – key to preserving the crop genetic diversity of the region. CIMMYT projects range from developing nutritionally enhanced maize to mapping regional climate change hot spots in Central America. The comprehensive MasAgro project aims to increase wheat production in Mexico by 9 million tons and maize production by 350,000 tons by 2030. CIMMYT promotes regional collaboration and facilitates capacity building for scientists, researchers and technicians.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Reuters (15 Apr 2021)

Scientists at CIMMYT expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Forbes MĂ©xico (7 Apr 2021)

Through regenerative agriculture prices, Grupo Bimbo, a partner of CIMMYT, is revitalizing and ensuring the sustainability of Mexico’s agricultural sector.

In the media

tag icon Capacity development

Source: Milenio (29 Mar 2021)

Through the Sustainable Wheat and Sustainable Maize projects, Bimbo strives to ensure the sustainability of Mexico’s agricultural sector, benefitting over 940 smallholder farmers through yield enhancement and cost reduction strategies.

Explainers

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Water, heat and lime transform grain in a traditional Central American maize processing method.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Agricultural experimental station in Toluca will be renamed to honor distinguished scientist.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT researchers present new knowledge management framework for agri-food innovation systems.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

One of CIMMYT and CGIAR’s biggest supporters, he sets out on a virtual book tour to spark collaborative action toward avoiding a climate disaster and calls for innovations in almost everything that we do.

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT’s tried and tested approaches in varietal turnover and decades of experience in strengthening maize and wheat seed systems have a lot to contribute to CGIAR’s plan of building robust food systems by 2030.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Former CIMMYT Wheat Program director and distinguished scientist made remarkable contributions to wheat improvement worldwide.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

New study in the Western Highlands of Guatemala confirms relation between milpa intercropping diversity and nutritional capacity.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, CGIAR and CIMMYT scientists share their career journeys.

News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Former director of the Global Wheat Program positioned CIMMYT as the leading international research-for-development and breeding organization for wheat.

Press releases

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

CIMMYT researchers and partners are applying genomics, remote sensing and big data analysis to fortify the crop against climate-related stresses.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Assessing the approach’s potential and limitations for strengthening the livelihoods of the rural poor, a new book draws conclusions applicable across the development field.

Videos

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Could an ancient and — in the Americas — commonplace practice help make maize agri-food systems more nutritious?